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CT 43, 112 (P313402)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 112 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313402 |
| Museum no. | BM 013979 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | 3(gesz2) [_u8-udu]-hi#-a_ id?-x [...] | 180 sheep ... ... |
| 2' | um-ma szu-u2-ma [...] | Thus he: |
| 3' | 5(u) _u8-udu-hi-a_ li-qe2-e [x] | 50 sheep may he take ... |
| 4' | _u8-udu-hi-a_ a-na bu-qu2-mi-im | sheep for slaughtering |
| 5' | e-si2-kam! a-na _u4 2(disz) kam_ tu-ra-am | to the esi-kam for 2 days you will return. |
| 6' | u4-um asz-pu-ra-ak-kum | When I sent you |
| 7' | a-na _u8-udu-hi-a_ le-qe2-em | to sheep take. |
| 8' | a-na s,e-er _dumu-mesz_ a-hu-um | to the sons of Aḫum |
| 9' | at-ta-la-ak | I went. |
| 10' | {disz}qi2-isz#-ti-_{d}nin-szubur_ | Qišti-Ninshubur |
| 11' | dumu {disz}s,il2-li2-i3-li2 _sza3-tam_ | son of Ṣillī-ili, the slave |
| 12' | t,up-pi2 asz-t,u3-ur-szum-ma | I have written a tablet for him |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul# [im-gur-ra]-an-ni | did not return to me |
| 2 | t,up-x-ka mu-ur#-ri#-sa#-am#-ma | Your ... tablet is favourable. |
| 3 | a-na _dumu-mesz_ {disz}a-hu-um | to the sons of Aḫum |
| 4 | szu#-bi-lam-ma# [_u8]-udu#-hi#-a_ szu#-u2 | send me, and he is an ewe |
| 5 | li#-id-di-nu# [...]-nim | They should give ... |
| 6 | {disz}li-pi2-it-[x at,]-ru#-da-asz-szu | Lipit-x I have sent to him. |
| 7 | a-di 1(asz) _gur_ x [...] | together with 1 kor ... |
| 8 | a-na 5(u)? [...] | for 50(?) ... |
| 9 | x [...] | |
| 10 | 5(disz)? [...] | 5(?) ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wi-il-tim szu-up-ra-am | Speak to a man! |
| 2 | _[u8]-udu-hi#-a_ x x x-szu-ha | sheep ... |
| 3 | x x x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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